{"id":12004,"date":"2025-06-26T16:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/?post_type=isir_news&p=12004"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:04:12","slug":"la-science-taille-xx-elles-honours-two-isir-scientists","status":"publish","type":"isir_news","link":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/news\/la-science-taille-xx-elles-honours-two-isir-scientists\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u00a0La Science taille XX elles\u00a0\u00bb honours two ISIR scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The CNRS Paris-Centre and Villejuif delegations, in partnership with the Femmes & Sciences association, are presenting the 2025 edition of the temporary exhibition \u00ab\u00a0La Science taille XX elles\u00a0\u00bb. Among the winners of this new edition are two women researchers from ISIR : Oc\u00e9ane Dubois and In\u00e8s Lac\u00f4te, specialists in human-machine interactions.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On 23 June, the CNRS Paris-Centre and \u00cele-de-France Villejuif delegations unveiled the names of the 21 new \u00ab\u00a0La Science taille XX elles\u00a0\u00bb ambassadors from laboratories, universities, delegations and companies in the \u00cele-de-France region. This initiative, run in partnership with the Femmes & Sciences association, takes the form of a temporary exhibition showcasing women working in research and higher education, and deconstructing the gender stereotypes that prevent young girls from embarking on a career in science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the 21 winners, two are members of ISIR: Oc\u00e9ane Dubois and In\u00e8s Lac\u00f4te, specialists in human-machine interactions.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Oc\u00e9ane Dubois<\/strong> works on exoskeletons, mechanical structures resembling armour that are designed not to defend the wearer, but to help them move more easily or carry heavy loads: devices that are particularly useful for people with disabilities or in industry. Originally a computer engineer, she completed her training with studies in biomechanics because she wanted to move away from pure programming and design systems capable of interacting with humans. On a daily basis, she collaborates with doctors and physiotherapists to optimise the control of robots by people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For her part, In\u00e8s Lac\u00f4te<\/strong>, who holds a master’s degree in advanced systems engineering and robotics, is continuing her thesis research on touch, a sense whose importance is sometimes underestimated, even though it can replace or compensate for the absence of other senses: blind people, for example, can read Braille and navigate with a white cane thanks to their sense of touch. As a psychophysicist, she designs experiments to better understand how touch works and how a person perceives the sensations associated with it, in order to restore autonomy to people with sensory or motor disabilities. She herself is leading a tactile GPS project: a kind of handle that provides directional information to people who are visually or hearing impaired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engaged in complementary fields of research, the two postdoctoral researchers share the same goal: to have a positive impact on society. While issues related to disability are a prime area of application, they do not rule out exploring other areas in the future, provided that they remain at the service of humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The exhibition will open on Friday 12 September, followed by a round table discussion and a reception.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Opening programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 6.30pm: Official speeches and tour of the exhibition with photographer Vincent Moncorg\u00e9 and the ambassadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 7:15 pm: Round table discussion \u00ab\u00a0Women in Science!\u00a0\u00bb<\/a> moderated by Marie Treibert, science communicator, with the participation of In\u00e8s Lacote, ambassador and researcher at ISIR.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 8:15 pm: Cocktail reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Find out more on the CNRS D\u00e9l\u00e9gation Paris-Centre website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published on 26\/06\/2025 – Updated on 02\/09\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12001,"template":"","isir_news_categories":[254],"class_list":["post-12004","isir_news","type-isir_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","isir_news_categories-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/isir_news\/12004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/isir_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/isir_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"isir_news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isir.upmc.fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/isir_news_categories?post=12004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}